Word Meaning

さきがけ sakigake

魁 is read as さきがけ (sakigake) and means leading an attack.

Meaning

English

  1. leading an attack
  2. charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
  3. pioneer
  4. leader
  5. taking the initiative
  6. forerunner
  7. harbinger
  8. herald

Reading

Kana

さきがけ

Romaji

sakigake

Writing Variants

  • 先駆け さきがけ sakigake
  • 先駈け さきがけ sakigake

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 17367 Priority C

Example Sentences

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かれはこのぶんやのさきがけだ。

He is a pioneer in this field.

あたらしいじだいのさきがけとなった。

It became the forerunner of a new era.

かのじょはじょせいきしゃのさきがけだった。

She was a pioneer among female reporters.

そのみせはむじんはんばいのさきがけとしてしられている。

That shop is known as a pioneer of unmanned sales.

たいのかしらがさきにはしをわたった。

The leader of the troop crossed the bridge first.

むらのわかものたちはかれをかしらとあおいだ。

The young people of the village looked up to him as their leader.

かいかくのさきがけをつとめたのはかれだ。

He was the one who led the way in the reform.

やまのようなおおきいものがもんのまえにたっていた。

Something huge like a mountain stood before the gate.

さきがけとしてみちをきりひらくかくごがある。

I am ready to blaze the trail as a pioneer.